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Big Workloads Burning Out Mid-Level In-House Legal Execs
While in-house counsel generally report they are satisfied with their jobs, crushing workloads coupled with shriveling budgets are causing serious burnout among those sandwiched between the top dogs and junior attorneys, experts said.
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4 Tips For Attys To Climb The In-House Ladder
With just over one-third of the lawyers who participated in the In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey saying they’re satisfied with their advancement prospects, Law360 Pulse spoke with seasoned general counsel about how they advanced in their careers.
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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House
Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.
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How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?
Most in-house lawyers remain satisfied with their roles and would choose the career again, but advancement opportunities continue to lag behind other measures of satisfaction, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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Atty Can't Both Lead And Rep Class In Lawsuit, NJ Court Says
An attorney can't be both the lead plaintiff and class counsel in a class action, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday, leaning on a more than 40-year-old state supreme court decision in denying class certification in a lawsuit accusing an electric bike maker of selling defective products.
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Connell Foley Debuts Practice, Office With FBT Gibbons Attys
Connell Foley LLP announced Tuesday it is launching a new bankruptcy and restructuring practice group and a new office in Wilmington, Delaware, with the addition of five partners from FBT Gibbons LLP.
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J&J Fights Beasley Allen's Bid To Pause Talc DQ Ruling
A New Jersey state court lacks standing to block an appellate panel's removal of Beasley Allen from representing hundreds of women with ovarian cancer pursuing claims against Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder, the pharmaceutical company has argued in an opposition brief.
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Ex-McCarter & English Atty Adds Port Authority To Bias Case
A former McCarter & English LLP attorney suing the firm for alleged anti-veteran discrimination added the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the agency's head to the litigation this week, claiming they retaliated against him by canceling a charity event he runs.
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Managed Services Organization Opensity Debuts After Merger
A new managed services organization created by the previously announced merger of three legal industry providers, backed by a private equity firm, officially launched on Tuesday.
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AG Ends Pursuit Of RICO Case Against NJ Power Broker
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office said Tuesday that it will not take its criminal racketeering case against South Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III to the state high court, effectively ending its prosecution of him and his associates.
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Atty Asks 3rd Circ. To Undo Sanctions For Ch. 7 Filing
A Washington, D.C., lawyer is urging the Second Circuit to order the dismissal of sanctions levied against him for making claims of document tampering in a Delaware bankruptcy case, saying he has proof that his accusations were correct.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Kelley Drye's handling of a $700 million consulting firm acquisition and Atkinson Andelson's and Mitchell Silberberg's dueling complaints in a dispute over the iconic "Ghostface" mask lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 30 to Feb. 13.
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Atty Fights Latest Bid To Sink Social Media Defamation Suit
A New Jersey attorney suing a Texas-based social media personality for defamation urged the court to disregard the defendant's motion to reconsider a decision allowing the lawsuit to proceed.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.
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Lowenstein Sandler Taps Finance Leader As Managing Partner
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced Friday that the head of its mortgage and structured finance practice was elected the firm's new managing partner, the first change in the managing partner position in nearly 20 years.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as firms announced new office leaders and expanded their offerings across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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McCarter & English Can't Tank $22M Suit, Insurer Says
Two insurance companies have urged a Connecticut Superior Court judge to maintain a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP, saying document production delays don't warrant killing the case less than a month before trial.
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Former NJ AG Matthew Platkin Launches Litigation Boutique
Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin on Thursday announced the launch of Platkin LLP, a litigation boutique made up of former state prosecutors looking to take on cases touching on consumer protection, the rule of law and other public interest causes.
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Saul Ewing Re-Ups Managing Partner, Appoints New COO
Strong growth over the past four years has led Philadelphia-based Saul Ewing LLP's executive committee to elect the firm's managing partner to serve another term and promote a member of the executive team as the new chief operating officer.
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Trio Leading NJ District Office Face New Disqualification Bid
A criminal defendant who successfully challenged the appointment of Donald Trump's former personal attorney Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor joined other defendants in seeking to disqualify the trio now helming the office.
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Beasley Allen Wants Talc DQ Paused Pending High Court Appeal
Hundreds of women who claim their ovarian cancer was caused by Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder risk appearing in an upcoming trial without their preferred counsel from the Beasley Allen Law Firm, unless a New Jersey state court stays an order disqualifying the firm, it said.
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Cozen O'Connor Makes Office, Practice Leadership Changes
More than 30 attorneys at Cozen O'Connor have new titles following the firm's recent updates to firmwide, office and practice leadership.
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Connell Foley Hires Former NJ Senate Dems' Chief Counsel
Connell Foley LLP announced this week that it has brought on the former chief counsel for the New Jersey Senate Majority Office as a partner on its regulatory affairs and compliance team.
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Legal Services Hiring Started New Year Off With A Bang
The legal sector is off to a good start in 2026, with 5,500 more people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in December, according to seasonally adjusted data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Tanenbaum Keale Deepens Bench With Goldberg Segalla Atty
Tanenbaum Keale LLP continued its growth with another new partner hire this week, adding an insurance litigation expert from Goldberg Segalla LLP with experience representing insurers on disputes in a range of industries.
Expert Analysis
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Guest Feature
Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
It falls to senior male attorneys to recognize the crisis female attorneys face as the pandemic amplifies an already unequal system and to offer their knowledge, experience and counsel to build a better future for women in law, says James Meadows at Culhane Meadows.